Tesla Model S Plaid Snatches EV Lap Record From Porsche Taycan At Virginia International Raceway | Carscoops carscoops
just broke the stock electric vehicle lap record at Virginia International Raceway, setting a time of 2:50.7. Not only was it faster than any other stock EV that’s ever been there, but it did it with factory spec tires at all four corners. The only difference between a base Model S Plaid was the addition of carbon brakes.
Those brakes are an aftermarket solution but Tesla says that they’ll have a nearly identical full set available from the factory soon. As we’ve watched how the deed was done one thing has stood out: braking performance certainly doesn’t seem to be a major factor in the way this car laps the track., rockets around the track with what seem to be only brief stabs at the stop pedal. In one twisty section, we see the Plaid caught in short drifts not once, but twice during the record lap.
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